Braptorizing 2 door Bronco... First Edition Warthog...

[IwannaGOfast]

Looks great!!

Your shafts have quite the girth!!

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[SierraBronco]

Update....Suspension finished...16"+ wheel travel achieved with BRAPTOR arms...and ZERO heims or uniballs. ALL OEM ball joints! 73" track width (1" narrower than Braptor. )

Well , nearly a year of collecting parts, having custom parts made, overcoming numerous setbacks and the Suspension experiments are finally finished.

Many thanks to @87-Z28 , @

To re-cap heres what the final setup uses on the front..

Braptor LCAs
Braptor UCAs
Custom FMI fabricated knuckle/upright
Braptor brake rotors and calipers
RC tie rod with Custom 4340 extensions
Custom chromoly UCA mounts
Lowered and narrowed LCA mounts
Custom Strut towers
2 ton unit bearings oem 6 lug with ABS tone ring.
35 spline stub axles
RCV 60 outer CV joints
935 inner CVs
ORI gen 3 integrated reservoir struts 10" stroke
Braptor Sway bar

Ride height is set at 3" above SAS.
Compression travel increased by 1"
Extension travel increased by 5"


Overall, I am 100% happy with the results and the $ and extensive work was all worth it. The ride is nothing short of AMAZING. ! ORI struts are in a class of there own, totally adjustable in every aspect; spring rate, ride height, compression damping, and extension damping are ALL 100% owner adjustable and tuneable!
No Metal Springs!

Heres a few pics during and after.

Awesome! Such a ridiculously fantastic job man. We need to go wheeling. (Heading outside to start cutting ours apart)

 

[Valhalla]

Glad it is done! It has been a learning experience watching you go down this rabbit hole. Hopefully I will be doing a mini version of this with ranger raptor arms in the next year. I appreciate the knowledge you have brought forth to the community!

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

The 60 FDU will require an different oil pan if used with 2.7 So I've postponed the final install untill after the 5.2 V8 swap.

only wanted to buy one high clearance oil pan ...heres a pic of the 5.2 pan.

 

[Figmo]

"Hallowed are the ORI !!"


(if you get this, then we can be friends)

 

[turbo_jimbo]

I’m excited to see this in action. We’re gonna have to wheel when you make it a little further southeast

 

[telenerd]

Well this still be covered by Ford warranty?

Just kidding.

 

[SierraBronco]

Well this still be covered by Ford warranty?

Just kidding.

I asked on ours and the dealer said Ford would reject the warranty on all our axles and suspension components! Wtf?!?

 

[turbo_jimbo]

Probably for good reason lol

 

[87-Z28]

Update....Suspension finished...16"+ wheel travel achieved with BRAPTOR arms...and ZERO heims or uniballs. ALL OEM ball joints! 73" track width (1" narrower than Braptor. )

Ride height is set at 3" above SAS.
Compression travel increased by 1"
Extension travel increased by 5"

Let that sink in some.

all done while fighting to keep track width down and cg down. Great wheel travel while also keeping average motion ratio in front down (<2). Which greatly helps shocks and spring rates (reasonably achievable frequency response from lower required spring rates).

this is a significant amount of work but really pushes the platform near the limits. Anyone can add +4” bolt on LCAs. This build is NOT that, much more refined and optimized.

I wish I had Bigmeats skill level.

This is not for the poorly committed but a fantastic knowledge base for the community.

 

[BAUS67]

Let that sink in some.

all done while fighting to keep track width down and cg down. Great wheel travel while also keeping average motion ratio in front down (<2). Which greatly helps shocks and spring rates (reasonably achievable frequency response from lower required spring rates).

this is a significant amount of work but really pushes the platform near the limits. Anyone can add +4” bolt on LCAs. This build is NOT that, much more refined and optimized.

I wish I had Bigmeats skill level.

This is not for the poorly committed but a fantastic knowledge base for the community.

Ditto.

 

[Snacktime]

Sweat!

 

[SierraBronco]

Sweat!

Definitely if the work wasn’t done in an air conditioned garage.

 

[BigMeatsBronco]

No AC in da shop. 🫥

 

[87-Z28]

Pacific Northwest.

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